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It is a sad but true poem of how the victories and honors of sports are quickly forgotten and especially once the athlete is dead.
The metaphorical essence of loss for the rarest of males is "To an Athlete Dying young. This bittersweet tribute to a life short lived has been borrowed , replicated, translated and celebrated across the globe. Maybe because of its nod to the Greek and Roman champions who fall out of favor and are lost in the rubble of championed thorobreds. Perhaps the best instance of Housman's poem clearly illustrated for analysis is one that captures the tone, intent and impact and one clear example is the f...
This is a very sad poem describing how in some instances the speaker would prefer death.